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Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1987, wears a Bradford City Football Club scarf as she returns to the Valley Parade ground, scene of the fire which claimed 56 lives two years earlier

Sarah Ebner

Last updated at 12:55PM, April 9 2013

There are no plans for next Wednesday’s Barclays Premier League matches to be
postponed, even though they may be vying for police support with Margaret
Thatcher’s funeral.

The former Prime Minister’s funeral will be held next week at St Paul’s
Cathedral. It will be attended by the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and other
heads of state and dignitaries from across the globe and although the public
will not be able to attend the funeral service itself, thousands may line
the route of the procession.

Parliament is expected to be suspended for the event, but The Times
understands it is highly